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Frome and East Somerset and Banbury

94,068 and 107,187 residents (mid-2024).

Frome and East Somerset is higher than Banbury on 17 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 18 of 22 per resident and 11 of 22 in total.

On 12 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 17 of 22 measures, and Banbury on 5. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Frome and East Somerset Banbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4,276, Banbury £3,820Banbury: £3,820Frome and East Somerset: £4,276Banbury: £3,836Frome and East Somerset: £4,294Banbury: £3,624Frome and East Somerset: £4,056

    £4,276£4,294£4,056Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,836£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £12,420, Banbury £12,487Banbury: £12,487Frome and East Somerset: £12,420Banbury: £12,541Frome and East Somerset: £12,473Banbury: £11,845Frome and East Somerset: £11,781

    £12,420£12,473£11,781Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£12,487£12,541£11,845

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £1,698, Banbury £1,507Banbury: £1,507Frome and East Somerset: £1,698Banbury: £1,514Frome and East Somerset: £1,705Banbury: £1,430Frome and East Somerset: £1,610

    £1,698£1,705£1,610Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£1,507£1,514£1,430

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £11,537, Banbury £11,591Banbury: £11,591Frome and East Somerset: £11,537Banbury: £11,641Frome and East Somerset: £11,587Banbury: £10,995Frome and East Somerset: £10,944

    £11,537£11,587£10,944Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£11,591£11,641£10,995

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £284, Banbury £300Banbury: £300Frome and East Somerset: £284Banbury: £302Frome and East Somerset: £285Banbury: £285Frome and East Somerset: £269

    £284£285£269Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£300£302£285

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £580, Banbury £578Banbury: £578Frome and East Somerset: £580Banbury: £580Frome and East Somerset: £582Banbury: £548Frome and East Somerset: £550

    £580£582£550Frome and East Somerset is higher£578£580£548

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset £19, Banbury £18Banbury: £18Frome and East Somerset: £19Banbury: £18Frome and East Somerset: £19Banbury: £17Frome and East Somerset: £18

    £19£19£18Frome and East Somerset is higher£18£18£17

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £345, Banbury £283Banbury: £283Frome and East Somerset: £345Banbury: £284Frome and East Somerset: £346Banbury: £268Frome and East Somerset: £327

    £345£346£327Frome and East Somerset is higher£283£284£268

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £128, Banbury £115Banbury: £115Frome and East Somerset: £128Banbury: £115Frome and East Somerset: £129Banbury: £109Frome and East Somerset: £122

    £128£129£122Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £94, Banbury £72Banbury: £72Frome and East Somerset: £94Banbury: £72Frome and East Somerset: £94Banbury: £68Frome and East Somerset: £89

    £94£94£89Frome and East Somerset is higher£72£72£68

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £1,403, Banbury £1,235Banbury: £1,235Frome and East Somerset: £1,403Banbury: £1,240Frome and East Somerset: £1,409Banbury: £1,171Frome and East Somerset: £1,331

    £1,403£1,409£1,331Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£1,235£1,240£1,171

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Banbury £164Banbury: £164Frome and East Somerset: £125Banbury: £165Frome and East Somerset: £126Banbury: £155Frome and East Somerset: £119

    £125£126£119Banbury is higher£164£165£155

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £193, Banbury £192Banbury: £192Frome and East Somerset: £193Banbury: £193Frome and East Somerset: £193Banbury: £182Frome and East Somerset: £183

    £193£193£183Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£192£193£182

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £4.99, Banbury £4.89Banbury: £4.89Frome and East Somerset: £4.99Banbury: £4.91Frome and East Somerset: £5.01Banbury: £4.64Frome and East Somerset: £4.73

    £4.99£5.01£4.73Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£4.89£4.91£4.64

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset £3.16, Banbury £3.06Banbury: £3.06Frome and East Somerset: £3.16Banbury: £3.07Frome and East Somerset: £3.18Banbury: £2.90Frome and East Somerset: £3.00

    £3.16£3.18£3.00Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £6.68, Banbury £5.64Banbury: £5.64Frome and East Somerset: £6.68Banbury: £5.66Frome and East Somerset: £6.71Banbury: £5.35Frome and East Somerset: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Frome and East Somerset is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset 1,016.4, Banbury 1,003.6Banbury: 1,003.6Frome and East Somerset: 1,016.4

    1,016.4Frome and East Somerset is higher1,003.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset 71.3, Banbury 74.9Banbury: 74.9Frome and East Somerset: 71.3

    71.3Banbury is higherDepends on how you count74.9

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Frome and East Somerset 128.0, Banbury 118.9Banbury: 118.9Frome and East Somerset: 128.0

    128.0Frome and East Somerset is higher118.9

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 52.4, Banbury 43.6Banbury: 43.6Frome and East Somerset: 52.4

    52.4Frome and East Somerset is higher43.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset 147.6, Banbury 139.7Banbury: 139.7Frome and East Somerset: 147.6

    147.6Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count139.7

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Frome and East Somerset 20.3, Banbury 16.4Banbury: 16.4Frome and East Somerset: 20.3

    20.3Frome and East Somerset is higher16.4

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Frome and East Somerset and Banbury, per person in the age group
MeasureFrome and East SomersetBanburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,276£4,294£4,056£3,820£3,836£3,624Frome and East Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,420£12,473£11,781£12,487£12,541£11,845Banbury
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,698£1,705£1,610£1,507£1,514£1,430Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,537£11,587£10,944£11,591£11,641£10,995Banbury
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£284£285£269£300£302£285Banbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£580£582£550£578£580£548Frome and East Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£19£19£18£18£18£17Frome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£345£346£327£283£284£268Frome and East Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£115£115£109Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£94£94£89£72£72£68Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,403£1,409£1,331£1,235£1,240£1,171Frome and East Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£164£165£155Banbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£193£193£183£192£193£182Frome and East Somerset
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£4.99£5.01£4.73£4.89£4.91£4.64Frome and East Somerset
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.16£3.18£3.00£3.06£3.07£2.90Frome and East Somerset
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£5.64£5.66£5.35Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,016.41,003.6Frome and East Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202671.374.9Banbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026128.0118.9Frome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.443.6Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026147.6139.7Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202620.316.4Frome and East Somerset

Per resident

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 18 of 22 measures, and Banbury on 4. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Frome and East Somerset Banbury

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4,276, Banbury £3,820Banbury: £3,820Frome and East Somerset: £4,276Banbury: £3,836Frome and East Somerset: £4,294Banbury: £3,624Frome and East Somerset: £4,056

    £4,276£4,294£4,056Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£3,820£3,836£3,624

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2,670, Banbury £2,325Banbury: £2,325Frome and East Somerset: £2,670Banbury: £2,335Frome and East Somerset: £2,681Banbury: £2,205Frome and East Somerset: £2,533

    £2,670£2,681£2,533Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,325£2,335£2,205

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £1,001, Banbury £928Banbury: £928Frome and East Somerset: £1,001Banbury: £932Frome and East Somerset: £1,005Banbury: £880Frome and East Somerset: £949

    £1,001£1,005£949Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£928£932£880

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2,480, Banbury £2,158Banbury: £2,158Frome and East Somerset: £2,480Banbury: £2,167Frome and East Somerset: £2,491Banbury: £2,047Frome and East Somerset: £2,353

    £2,480£2,491£2,353Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£2,158£2,167£2,047

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £61, Banbury £56Banbury: £56Frome and East Somerset: £61Banbury: £56Frome and East Somerset: £61Banbury: £53Frome and East Somerset: £58

    £61£61£58Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£56£56£53

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Banbury £108Banbury: £108Frome and East Somerset: £125Banbury: £108Frome and East Somerset: £125Banbury: £102Frome and East Somerset: £118

    £125£125£118Frome and East Somerset is higher£108£108£102

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £4.05, Banbury £3.36Banbury: £3.36Frome and East Somerset: £4.05Banbury: £3.38Frome and East Somerset: £4.07Banbury: £3.19Frome and East Somerset: £3.84

    £4.05£4.07£3.84Frome and East Somerset is higher£3.36£3.38£3.19

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £345, Banbury £283Banbury: £283Frome and East Somerset: £345Banbury: £284Frome and East Somerset: £346Banbury: £268Frome and East Somerset: £327

    £345£346£327Frome and East Somerset is higher£283£284£268

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £128, Banbury £115Banbury: £115Frome and East Somerset: £128Banbury: £115Frome and East Somerset: £129Banbury: £109Frome and East Somerset: £122

    £128£129£122Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£115£115£109

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £55, Banbury £44Banbury: £44Frome and East Somerset: £55Banbury: £45Frome and East Somerset: £55Banbury: £42Frome and East Somerset: £52

    £55£55£52Frome and East Somerset is higher£44£45£42

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £827, Banbury £760Banbury: £760Frome and East Somerset: £827Banbury: £764Frome and East Somerset: £831Banbury: £721Frome and East Somerset: £785

    £827£831£785Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£760£764£721

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £125, Banbury £164Banbury: £164Frome and East Somerset: £125Banbury: £165Frome and East Somerset: £126Banbury: £155Frome and East Somerset: £119

    £125£126£119Banbury is higher£164£165£155

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £114, Banbury £118Banbury: £118Frome and East Somerset: £114Banbury: £119Frome and East Somerset: £114Banbury: £112Frome and East Somerset: £108

    £114£114£108Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£118£119£112

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £2.94, Banbury £3.02Banbury: £3.02Frome and East Somerset: £2.94Banbury: £3.03Frome and East Somerset: £2.95Banbury: £2.86Frome and East Somerset: £2.79

    £2.94£2.95£2.79Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£3.02£3.03£2.86

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £1.87, Banbury £1.88Banbury: £1.88Frome and East Somerset: £1.87Banbury: £1.88Frome and East Somerset: £1.87Banbury: £1.78Frome and East Somerset: £1.77

    £1.87£1.87£1.77Banbury is higherDepends on how you count£1.88£1.88£1.78

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Frome and East Somerset £6.68, Banbury £5.64Banbury: £5.64Frome and East Somerset: £6.68Banbury: £5.66Frome and East Somerset: £6.71Banbury: £5.35Frome and East Somerset: £6.34

    £6.68£6.71£6.34Frome and East Somerset is higher£5.64£5.66£5.35

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 218.5, Banbury 186.8Banbury: 186.8Frome and East Somerset: 218.5

    218.5Frome and East Somerset is higher186.8

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 15.3, Banbury 14.0Banbury: 14.0Frome and East Somerset: 15.3

    15.3Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count14.0

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 27.5, Banbury 22.1Banbury: 22.1Frome and East Somerset: 27.5

    27.5Frome and East Somerset is higher22.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 52.4, Banbury 43.6Banbury: 43.6Frome and East Somerset: 52.4

    52.4Frome and East Somerset is higher43.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 87.0, Banbury 86.1Banbury: 86.1Frome and East Somerset: 87.0

    87.0Frome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count86.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Frome and East Somerset 12.0, Banbury 10.1Banbury: 10.1Frome and East Somerset: 12.0

    12.0Frome and East Somerset is higher10.1

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Frome and East Somerset and Banbury, per resident
MeasureFrome and East SomersetBanburyHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,276£4,294£4,056£3,820£3,836£3,624Frome and East Somerset
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,670£2,681£2,533£2,325£2,335£2,205Frome and East Somerset
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,001£1,005£949£928£932£880Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,480£2,491£2,353£2,158£2,167£2,047Frome and East Somerset
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£61£61£58£56£56£53Frome and East Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£125£125£118£108£108£102Frome and East Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£4.05£4.07£3.84£3.36£3.38£3.19Frome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£345£346£327£283£284£268Frome and East Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£128£129£122£115£115£109Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£44£45£42Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£827£831£785£760£764£721Frome and East Somerset
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£125£126£119£164£165£155Banbury
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£114£114£108£118£119£112Banbury
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£2.94£2.95£2.79£3.02£3.03£2.86Banbury
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£1.87£1.87£1.77£1.88£1.88£1.78Banbury
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.68£6.71£6.34£5.64£5.66£5.35Frome and East Somerset
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026218.5186.8Frome and East Somerset
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202615.314.0Frome and East Somerset
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202627.522.1Frome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.443.6Frome and East Somerset
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202687.086.1Frome and East Somerset
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202612.010.1Frome and East Somerset

Total

Frome and East Somerset is higher on 11 of 22 measures, and Banbury on 11. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Frome and East Somerset Banbury

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £402.2m, Banbury £409.5mBanbury: £409.5mFrome and East Somerset: £402.2mBanbury: £411.2mFrome and East Somerset: £404.0mBanbury: £388.4mFrome and East Somerset: £381.5m

    £402.2m£404.0m£381.5mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£409.5m£411.2m£388.4m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £251.2m, Banbury £249.2mBanbury: £249.2mFrome and East Somerset: £251.2mBanbury: £250.3mFrome and East Somerset: £252.2mBanbury: £236.4mFrome and East Somerset: £238.2m

    £251.2m£252.2m£238.2mFrome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£249.2m£250.3m£236.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £94.2m, Banbury £99.5mBanbury: £99.5mFrome and East Somerset: £94.2mBanbury: £99.9mFrome and East Somerset: £94.6mBanbury: £94.4mFrome and East Somerset: £89.3m

    £94.2m£94.6m£89.3mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£99.5m£99.9m£94.4m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Frome and East Somerset £233.3m, Banbury £231.3mBanbury: £231.3mFrome and East Somerset: £233.3mBanbury: £232.3mFrome and East Somerset: £234.3mBanbury: £219.4mFrome and East Somerset: £221.3m

    £233.3m£234.3m£221.3mFrome and East Somerset is higherDepends on how you count£231.3m£232.3m£219.4m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset £5.7m, Banbury £6.0mBanbury: £6.0mFrome and East Somerset: £5.7mBanbury: £6.0mFrome and East Somerset: £5.8mBanbury: £5.7mFrome and East Somerset: £5.4m

    £5.7m£5.8m£5.4mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £11.7m, Banbury £11.5mBanbury: £11.5mFrome and East Somerset: £11.7mBanbury: £11.6mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mBanbury: £10.9mFrome and East Somerset: £11.1m

    £11.7m£11.8m£11.1mFrome and East Somerset is higher£11.5m£11.6m£10.9m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.38m, Banbury £0.36mBanbury: £0.36mFrome and East Somerset: £0.38mBanbury: £0.36mFrome and East Somerset: £0.38mBanbury: £0.34mFrome and East Somerset: £0.36m

    £0.38m£0.38m£0.36mFrome and East Somerset is higher£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £32.4m, Banbury £30.3mBanbury: £30.3mFrome and East Somerset: £32.4mBanbury: £30.4mFrome and East Somerset: £32.6mBanbury: £28.7mFrome and East Somerset: £30.8m

    £32.4m£32.6m£30.8mFrome and East Somerset is higher£30.3m£30.4m£28.7m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £12.1m, Banbury £12.3mBanbury: £12.3mFrome and East Somerset: £12.1mBanbury: £12.4mFrome and East Somerset: £12.1mBanbury: £11.7mFrome and East Somerset: £11.4m

    £12.1m£12.1m£11.4mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£12.3m£12.4m£11.7m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset £5.2m, Banbury £4.8mBanbury: £4.8mFrome and East Somerset: £5.2mBanbury: £4.8mFrome and East Somerset: £5.2mBanbury: £4.5mFrome and East Somerset: £4.9m

    £5.2m£5.2m£4.9mFrome and East Somerset is higher£4.8m£4.8m£4.5m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset £77.8m, Banbury £81.5mBanbury: £81.5mFrome and East Somerset: £77.8mBanbury: £81.9mFrome and East Somerset: £78.2mBanbury: £77.3mFrome and East Somerset: £73.8m

    £77.8m£78.2m£73.8mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£81.5m£81.9m£77.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Frome and East Somerset £11.8m, Banbury £17.6mBanbury: £17.6mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mBanbury: £17.6mFrome and East Somerset: £11.8mBanbury: £16.7mFrome and East Somerset: £11.2m

    £11.8m£11.8m£11.2mBanbury is higher£17.6m£17.6m£16.7m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Frome and East Somerset £10.7m, Banbury £12.7mBanbury: £12.7mFrome and East Somerset: £10.7mBanbury: £12.7mFrome and East Somerset: £10.7mBanbury: £12.0mFrome and East Somerset: £10.1m

    £10.7m£10.7m£10.1mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.28m, Banbury £0.32mBanbury: £0.32mFrome and East Somerset: £0.28mBanbury: £0.32mFrome and East Somerset: £0.28mBanbury: £0.31mFrome and East Somerset: £0.26m

    £0.28m£0.28m£0.26mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.32m£0.32m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.18m, Banbury £0.20mBanbury: £0.20mFrome and East Somerset: £0.18mBanbury: £0.20mFrome and East Somerset: £0.18mBanbury: £0.19mFrome and East Somerset: £0.17m

    £0.18m£0.18m£0.17mBanbury is higherDepends on how you count£0.20m£0.20m£0.19m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Frome and East Somerset £0.63m, Banbury £0.61mBanbury: £0.61mFrome and East Somerset: £0.63mBanbury: £0.61mFrome and East Somerset: £0.63mBanbury: £0.57mFrome and East Somerset: £0.60m

    £0.63m£0.63m£0.60mFrome and East Somerset is higher£0.61m£0.61m£0.57m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Frome and East Somerset 20,555, Banbury 20,027Banbury: 20,027Frome and East Somerset: 20,555

    20,555Frome and East Somerset is higher20,027

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset 1,442, Banbury 1,495Banbury: 1,495Frome and East Somerset: 1,442

    1,442Banbury is higherDepends on how you count1,495

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 2,588, Banbury 2,373Banbury: 2,373Frome and East Somerset: 2,588

    2,588Frome and East Somerset is higher2,373

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 4,931, Banbury 4,669Banbury: 4,669Frome and East Somerset: 4,931

    4,931Frome and East Somerset is higher4,669

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Frome and East Somerset 8,185, Banbury 9,223Banbury: 9,223Frome and East Somerset: 8,185

    8,185Banbury is higherDepends on how you count9,223

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Frome and East Somerset 1,124, Banbury 1,082Banbury: 1,082Frome and East Somerset: 1,124

    1,124Frome and East Somerset is higher1,082

Show the numbers
Frome and East Somerset and Banbury, total
MeasureFrome and East SomersetBanburyHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£402.2m£404.0m£381.5m£409.5m£411.2m£388.4mBanbury
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£251.2m£252.2m£238.2m£249.2m£250.3m£236.4mFrome and East Somerset
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£94.2m£94.6m£89.3m£99.5m£99.9m£94.4mBanbury
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£233.3m£234.3m£221.3m£231.3m£232.3m£219.4mFrome and East Somerset
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£5.7m£5.8m£5.4m£6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBanbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£11.7m£11.8m£11.1m£11.5m£11.6m£10.9mFrome and East Somerset
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.38m£0.38m£0.36m£0.36m£0.36m£0.34mFrome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£32.4m£32.6m£30.8m£30.3m£30.4m£28.7mFrome and East Somerset
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.1m£12.1m£11.4m£12.3m£12.4m£11.7mBanbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.2m£5.2m£4.9m£4.8m£4.8m£4.5mFrome and East Somerset
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£77.8m£78.2m£73.8m£81.5m£81.9m£77.3mBanbury
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£11.8m£11.8m£11.2m£17.6m£17.6m£16.7mBanbury
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£10.7m£10.7m£10.1m£12.7m£12.7m£12.0mBanbury
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.28m£0.28m£0.26m£0.32m£0.32m£0.31mBanbury
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.18m£0.18m£0.17m£0.20m£0.20m£0.19mBanbury
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.63m£0.63m£0.60m£0.61m£0.61m£0.57mFrome and East Somerset
State Pensiontotal, March 202620,55520,027Frome and East Somerset
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,4421,495Banbury
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,5882,373Frome and East Somerset
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20264,9314,669Frome and East Somerset
Universal Credittotal, May 20268,1859,223Banbury
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1241,082Frome and East Somerset

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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